Where do you find them?
 

Hello All:

As the supply of vintage replacement(orginal) parts
run out,how do you keep, your vintage bike,orginal?
Or do you just,put new parts on it,and keep riding
it. I find that the supply of wheels, for vintage,
Schwinn,with 7 speed freewheels,are getting hard
to find. Since the makers,have all gone to 8,9,10
speed. And 5 speed freewheels,are harder to find
than hens teeth:) :) So do you just buy,vintage bikes
that are trashed, or in the dumpster,and stockpile
the parts?

I never seem to have trouble finding early parts. I buy when I find and stock pile them. Many people here in southern Wisconsin just dump old parts because they have updated or bought a new bike. Places include resale stores, flea markets, swap meets, antique stores etc. To quote an old TV show the key is "patience Grasshopper". Roger

ebay is your friend.

I work at a local bike thrift shop. If you are looking for old parts let me know. We have a box of 5,6,7 speed freewheels and a whole lot of other stuff. Frankly, I'm getting kinda sick of it all.;)

Location?
 

Hey cmdr, where is this bike thrift shop in Richmond??

Same here :D - I've a garage full of crap. :eek:

I just replace with whatever works, and don't fret too much over original unless it it a special bike. In that case, it's off to eBay or else wheeling-dealing with you pirates. :D

I've found the opposite of you - with the advent of 8/9/10 speed drive-trains, vintage stuff is kicked to the curb just about everywhere and practically free. Again, with the obvious exception of the special ones. Every now and then I get pinched for good wheel-sets, but they always seem to turn up eventually.

Most of the parts I have I stripped off of wrecked bikes, or inherited from other folks that were sick of tripping over them.

Richmond Re-cycles. Corner of Cary St. and Robinson
2611 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 355-0166
Open 11-6 Tues-Fri and 12-6 on Sat.

Come on down!

If we come and visit, can we call you 'sir'?

hehehe

East Hill

Troublemaker...:p

I volunteer at the local bike kitchen and we get lots of old wheels with 5 speed freewheels, I never thought they they were wanted.